The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-03
READING FOR THE DAY.

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| sunday school Lesson for July 10. 1887
THE FLIGHT INTO EG4Pr.--Matt- i. 1928
Golden Textile delivered me because hs delight
ed in me.-Psam xviii, ID.
The record of the fight into Egypt. only given
in Matthew follows Immediately upon the dc
parture of the magi. The journey taken al
the suggestion of divine visitant to escape the
cruel edict of Herod. and. in the gelist's
thought that prophecy might be fulfilled Tha
stay in Egypt is variously calculated from two
weeks to as many years. and tradition designatsa
the place of refuge as Matarea. near Lsontopo-
lis Shortly after the departure of Joseph for
Es ypt Herod orders the slaughter of the inno-
cents in Bethlehem, and himself dies miseraoly
at the age of seventy. after reign OF thirty
seven years Upon his death the Roman En-
peror (AugustusI divided the kingdom, assigning
to Archelaue Judea, Idumea and Samaria with
the title of ''ethnarch' and the prospective title
of .'king" il be were deemed worthy. To Anti
pas he gave GalilAe and Perasa, and TO Philip.
Batanea. Trachonits and Auranitis. Both were
designated tetrarchs Josephs intention was to
return Bethlehem. but under divine direction
be sought the gentler rule of Antipas, and dweit
in Nazareth.
APPLICATIONS.
l. God kindly cares for children. even ir-
fancy-a sweet thought to mother and
child.
2 There are angel ministries in the life OF the
good. guiding into safety, leading into duty. Be
watchful Of she headings Of God.
g. We are always safe in the way Of duty,
whether in Bethishsm. EGYPT or Nazareth
T. God allows but overruies and uses. tho
purposes OF the wicked.
s. There ara slauehtering Herods to-day de-
bad food, fever nests, careless spreadinss OF dis
ease, negligent city health officials Worse than
ALL those who kill the soul by foul books and
pictures, and lead to all bad habits. =
g. There times when Gods cause must 60
into the quiet of Egypt and wait for the call to
go forward.
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Nazereth memorable. The most quiet. far
away home is under the Fathers watch care
and love.
Religious Notes
Beecher God pardons like a mother who
kisses the offense into everlasting forgetfuluess
More prayer and less politics would be better
for the Nation, and would not be hurtful to the
church.
Koran: To God belongeth the east and the
west; therefore whithersoever ye turn yourselves
to pray, there is the face OF God.
1t God has chosen your way. depend upon it.
it is the best that could be chosen; it be
rough, but il is right; it may os tedious, but ID
safe
Izaak Walton: The cares, which the keys
of riches hang often SO heavily at the rich M ans
girde that they clog him with weary days and
restless nights when Others sleep quietly.
At the thirteenth annual convention of the
diocese Of western Michigan Bishop Gillespie
obliged to report that not single church.
chapel or rectorv had been built projected
during the year throughout the diocese
The number of Methodsts in New York city
published at 16, 900. which is one in loo of the
population. The property held by them is esti-
mated at $4.944, 000. This proportion seems
small to Southern Msthodists, but immigration
explains IL
Church. in session at ST. Louis. has expressed
itself empharicailJ as in favor of Christian
unity. as declared by the House of Bishops and
House Of Deputies of the Protestant Episcopal
Church, at Chicago last October.
''She did wrong to look back, didn't shs
Bessie2"
eyes, mamma"
"And what do you think Lot did when he saw
his poor wife turned into pillar of saltl"
Il don't know, mamma: sDect he wondered
where be could get g fresh ONE
God even seems to break lives sometimes that
they may become truly useful At least he can
use broken lives In his service just well the
whole ones; indeed. it often appears as if men
can never do much for God till they .'proken
vessels" He chooses the weak things of this
world that no flesh may glory.
ut was nor your sermon pastor" said a law
yer to his minister, when asked what led him
Christ. Though 1t was strong one, but the
word of yonder OLD lady who asked me. with a
face full of heavenly peace and kindness. if I
loved the Savior. don't know whv her words so
affected me, but was never content a rll04-ar
afterward until I had given myself ? - sis
love" Ought not such q. testimony rreca gage
those who have not great talent lar cn104
tuniry for serving Christ to go the
ioicing that they may even speak one scr- -
Him2
Make Sunday pleasant day. Let it be the
field day of the week You need secularize
it; but you can have some extra sweets prepared
for it. You make it the day of song of good
reading, ana of loving fellowship. 1t is the fam
lily day. and ought to be always the sweetest of
the seven. Let the large Bible with pictures
now do its best service for the little Let
the Catechism have it's place, but do not
teach it all il Sunday. Break the truth into
crumbs, and be constant the growing years
of childhood. A college boy spent June Sab
bath in the home of wealthy Christian lay man.
Il was a day be rememb ered. In the after
noon there was the clever fatherly talk-better
than a sermon-and with other ministries the pre-
pairing of bouquets to next morning TO the
hospital and to the homes of the poor In the erea.
city. Family religion ought to grow Sunday
ike plants enjoying exceptionally fne day Of